Well, it's very much like the sheep's wool and it's not 2-ply or 3-ply or 4-ply or anything like that. I noticed that when I go to break it, it breaks very very easily but not so easily that it breaks while I'm knitting. Not sure how to describe it. I can send some to you if you'd like to just see some. You know how it goes, there's always a little bit left over here and there.